''The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer'' (also simply ''The Situation Room'') is a daily newscast on

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hosted by

Wolf Blitzer Wolf Isaac Blitzer (born March 22, 1948) is an American journalist, television news anchor, and author who has been a CNN reporter since 1990, and who currently serves as one of the principal anchors at the network. He is the host of ''The Situa ...

that first aired on August 8, 2005. The show currently airs weekdays live from 6:00p.m. to 7:00pm ET from CNN's studios in Washington D.C. A Saturday edition, recapping the news of the week, was formerly produced from 2008 to 2013. It was cancelled as Blitzer would anchor the 1PM hour of

CNN Newsroom ''CNN Newsroom'' (also simply known as ''Newsroom'') is an American news programming block that airs on CNN. Broadcasting for 43 hours each week, ''Newsroom'' features live and taped news reports, in addition to analysis from experts on the issu ...

Format

Outside of special editions, the show begins with the following opening: ''Happening Now ..... We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. I'm Wolf Blitzer/(insert name (used on guest hosted episodes when Blitzer is off tonight)) (Wolf Blitzer is off for the night,), (and) You're in the Situation Room"'' Following the opening, the show sometimes begins with breaking news. During the program current events, breaking news, political headlines and reports are all discussed. The show also makes use of CNN journalists from across the network and political analysts. They include

Abby Phillip Abigail Daniella Phillip (born November 25, 1988) is an American journalist who works as a political correspondent and weekend anchor for CNN. She previously worked for ''The Washington Post'', ABC News, and Politico. Early life and education P ...

Laura Coates Laura Coates is an American attorney and legal analyst for CNN. Since 2017, she has hosted a talk radio show, ''The Laura Coates Show'', on SiriusXM's Urban View. In January 2021, ''The Laura Coates Show'' moved to SiriusXM's POTUS. Education C ...

, Doug Jones,

Dana Bash Dana Ruth Bash (born June 15, 1971; née Schwartz) is an American journalist, news anchor, and chief political correspondent for CNN. Early life and education Bash was born Dana Ruth Schwartz in Manhattan, New York City, into a family of Je ...

Bakari Sellers Bakari T. Sellers (born September 18, 1984) is an American attorney, political commentator, and politician. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives for the 90th District from 2006-2014. Sellers represented South Carolina's 90t ...

John Kasich John Richard Kasich Jr. ( ; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician, author, and television news host who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001 and as the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, Kasic ...

Ana Navarro Ana Violeta Navarro-Cárdenas (née Navarro Flores;Stated on ''Finding Your Roots'', November 14, 2017 born December 28, 1971) is a Nicaraguan-American political strategist and commentator. She appears on various television programs and news out ...

, Miles Taylor,

Jamie Gangel Jamie Sue Gangel (born 1955)John Harwood (journalist) John Harwood (born November 5, 1956) is an American journalist who worked as White House Correspondent for CNN from February 2021 until September 2022. Harwood was formerly an editor-at-large for CNBC. He was the chief Washington Corresponden ...

Gloria Borger Gloria Anne Borger (born September 22, 1952) is an American political pundit, journalist, and columnist. Borger is the chief political analyst at CNN. Since joining CNN in 2007, she has appeared on a variety of their shows, including '' The Si ...

, and John King. By 2012, CNN's Washington D.C. studios were completely redesigned giving ''The Situation Room'' a newly updated look. Former ''Situation Room'' main contributors include

Lisa Sylvester Lisa Sylvester is an American Peabody and Emmy award-winning journalist and television correspondent. She previously reported on CNN's '' The Situation Room''. She joined WPXI, Channel 11 in Pittsburgh in October 2013, anchoring the 6 and 11 p. ...

who showcased reports and headlines, Jack Cafferty who presented ''The Cafferty File'', and

Kate Bolduan Katherine Jean Bolduan (;) is an American broadcast journalist and news anchor for CNN based in New York City. She is currently the host of ''At This Hour with Kate Bolduan'', and previously anchored ''State of America with Kate Bolduan'' and ...

who briefly co-hosted part of the program with Wolf Blitzer.

2021 Time shift

In January 2021, CNN announced that the show would shift from two hours to one hour, airing from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET on weekdays from April 2021. ''

The Lead with Jake Tapper ''The Lead with Jake Tapper'' is an afternoon and early evening newscast hosted by Jake Tapper on CNN and CNN International. The show currently airs weekdays live from 4:00pm to 6:00pm ET. The show contains a "lead" for different subjects. T ...

'' will take over the former first hour of the show.

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